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16.10.2017
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) September 2017
Consumer prices in September 2017 remained at the level of average prices from the previous month
Monthly inflation measured by Harmonised index of consumer prices was 0.0% in September 2017, while the annual inflation was 3.3%. Growth rate of consumer prices in period Januar-September 2017 compared to the same period of previous year was 2.7%.
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (10.5%); Transport (0.6%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.2%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and hotels (-3.2%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.1%).
Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.
Positive annual inflation rates in September 2017 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (12.8%); Transport (6.5%); Clothing and footwear (5.8%); Restaurants and hotels (4.8%); Health (2.6%); Miscellaneous goods and service (2.1%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.9%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.2%); Communications (0.2%), while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Recreation and culture (-0.6%) and Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.3%).
